Me in front of the Paris-Lyon-Turin-Milan train

The train is in two sections- this photo shows the engines of the two sections coupled to each other

Sign in Italian which translated reads: - Thank you for choosing us, to emit less CO2 together. - 50x less than travelling by car - 80x less than travelling by plane

Sign in Italian which translated reads: High speed, low carbon

This year we’re taking the direct train from Paris - Turin (the train continues to Milan), which feels like cheating. Almost.

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I posted the Brenner Pass (last year's journey) on here. (The Bernina Pass route was posted on Xitter, so l won't link to it.)

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View from the train of Alpine pasture, with mountains in the distance

View from the train: mountains in the distance and electricity pylons (towers in the foreground

Brenner Station - the mountains are lost in the mist

Me & the missus in a very empty carriage

Last Easter we took the Brenner Pass (Munich🇩🇪 via Innsbruck🇦🇹 to Bolzano🇮🇹).

The route is nice: scenic Alpine valleys, but not out of this world like the Bernina Pass.

I’m not convinced we needed to reserve our seats, either..

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Red Rhaetian Railway train going round the side of a hill, with a snowy mountain in the background

Red train at the station with snowy mountain behind

Red train crossing a snowy landscape, going past a cable car station advertising Gucci, surrounded by snowy mountains

View from the train window of Alp Grum station / restaurant, surrounded by snowy mountains

Up to now when I’ve taken the train to Italy, I’ve taken the scenic route.

Either over the Swiss Alps, or the Austrian Alps.

The Bernina Pass (Chur🇨🇭 - Tirano🇮🇹) is possibly my favourite train journey in the world.

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Me on arrival at Paris Gare du Nord, standing in front of the Eurostar that I’ve just travelled on from London St Pancras

Ooops! How did that happen?

I’m Eurostar-ing again!

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Good Morning from somewhere in Poland. Heading back westward
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